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Week 4: Care of the Surgical Patient Flashcards

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Pre-Op

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Same day surgical admission (i.e. elective)
Emergency (i.e. appendectomy)

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Intra-operative

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Operating room
Ambulatory
Outpatient- wisdom teeth, vasectomy

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Post-Op

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PACU, ambulatory, admission to hospital

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What are the 6 possible surgical indications?

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Dx, cure/repair, palliation, prevention, exploration, cosmetic improvement

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Does an endoscopy or colonoscopy count as a surgery?

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Yes. It is under the Dx category

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What are the 4 steps in a pre-op assessment?

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Consults or diagnostic testing

Assess medical regime, emotional state, physical assessments if indicated

Review past medical diagnoses and surgical procedures

Review prescribed medications

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What are some of the diagnostic tests of consults we would need to do in the pre-OP procedure?

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Allergies, blood type, baseline vitals, blood work, psychosocial eval, mobility baseline, past medical Hx, Echo, ECG, substance-use?

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Why is it important to learn whether a patient is on anti-coagulants or they smoke weed?

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1st-pt is high vibes, but anticoagulants can lead to pt bleeding out, may need to stop up to 7 days before surgery. Pot can act on pain receptors may need more post-op narcotics.

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Pre-Op checklist (day of surgery)

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-Pre-OP checklist
-Baseline data
-Cultural considerations
-Confirm consultations are done
-Review pre-OP diagnostic tests
-Consent ability
-ID changes to pt physical assessment
-Review medications

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Describe the process for pre-OP education, also called “pre-surgical screening”…

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It is important to describe before/after for a patient.
-Protocol for routine meds
-Meds to stop pre-surgery
-NPO instructions
-Pain management options
-Infection prevention and wound care
-Post-op discharge and care

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What are the main pre-OP considerations?

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-Allergies
-Systems assessments
-Fluid and electrolyte status
-Nutritional status
-Labs and diagnostic tests

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What is the highest possible ASA score? Who gives this score to a patient and what does it mean?

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1-6. Anesthisiologist, this tells us how risky it is to give anesthia to a patient

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What does an ASA 1 mean?

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Healthy, non-smoking no-to minimal alcohol intake

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What does ASA 2 mean?

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Mild disease, minimal functional limitations, pregnant, obesity, controlled diabetes

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Open surgery

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Doesn’t tell you what the Dx is, tells you whether you cut them open/how you did

“-otomy”

Big incision of some kind

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What does ASA 6 mean?

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Brain dead. Organs are being removed for donation

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What are the two surgical approaches?

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Open, minimally invasive

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Two types of minimally invasive surgery

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-Less time in hospital
-Less pain
-Cosmetically
-Less risk of infection

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Laparoscopic “-oscopy”

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Little holes. Every instrument needs its own hole. Can begin with this and then can move to open if things get more SERIOUS

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Robotic Minimally invasive surgery

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With a robot, more ROM

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Which RN’s are involved in the intraoperative team?

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RN: circulating RN, scrub nurse,
RPN: Scrub nurse
RNFA: first assist, RN first assist-can suture, staple, harvest veins
Anaesthisologist
Surgeon

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Describe the surgical safety checklist

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-Go through checklist
-Roles
-Confirm the surgery

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What are the risks of under inflating a patient?

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Alveolar collapse, atelactisis, pneumonia

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Do you fully inflate someone when you are ventilating them?

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No

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General Anesthia
IV or inhalation e.g. opioids, benzos, antiemetics, paralytics Used in long procedures, induce reversible loss of consciousness, analgesia, amnesia, muscles relax Rapid onset, first fall asleep then placed on breathing tube Risks: breathing difficulty, issue with sleep apnea, pneumonia
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Local anesthia
Variety of routes Nerve-Blocks: blocks initiation and transmission of nerve signals. used in pain control
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Regional Anesthsia
Spinal, epidural, nerve Local anaesthesia is injected into a nerve Regional nerve block
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What are the 3 most common clinical events in the operating room?
-Anaphylactic reactions -Malignant hyperthermia -Excessive blood loss
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Anaphylactic reactions in the operating room
-Hypoxia, hypotension can mask this reaction -Given many meds, hard to tell what pt is reacting to
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Procedural Anesthesia
Sedatives with or without analgesia Nitrous oxide (in labour, with IUD insertion)
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Malignant hyperthermia in the operating room
-Metbolic disorder where you have hyperthermia with rigidity of muscle -Genetic, family component -Sustinylcholine -Characterized by rise in body temp
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What is the first sign of malignant hyperthermia?
Patient asleep, biting down on the tube
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What is the main goal of post-op care?
Protect the patent who was placed at physiologic risk and prevent complications after surgery
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Phase 1 in post-Op care
Focused on ABC, sustain life of a patient, 1:1 until artificial breathing removed, care in the immediate post-op period. Prepare patient for safe transfer to phase 2 or inpatient unit
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Phase 2 of recovery in the pACU
Pt is ambulatory, the goal is to transfer to an extended care environment or home with discharge teaching
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Phase 3 of recovery in PACU
Extended observation, more monitoring
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What is the PACU nurse doing in her initial assessment following report from anesthesiologist and preoperative nurse reports?
Priority of care monitoring and management or ABC, pain, temperature, surgical site, and assessment of their response to the reversal of anaesthesia agents. ABC, pulse oximetry, temp, skin colour, temp, LOC< incision, drains
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What is the first sense that returns to patients?
Hearing
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What aldrete score do patients need to be discharged from PACU?
9+ to leave. Depends on patient baseline of course.
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What are the common post-OP respiratory complications?
Airway obstruction, atelectasis, aspiration, bronchospasm, hypoventilation, respiratory depression
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What are the 3 most common post-OP CVS complications?
Hypotension, hypertension, dysrhythmias
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What can cause changes in blood pressure
-Fluid loss -NPO -meds -LOC, urine output; were worried about kidneys -SNS from pain (HTN)
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What can pain do to BP? How do we manage this?
-Increase -Get pain under control because it makes the SNS go crazy and gives patient HTN
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What can cause dysrhythmias following surgery?
K! Hypokalemia and hypoxia
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When do you notify anesthesia ?
-SBP less than 90, more than 160 -HR less than 60, more than 120 -BP gradually decreases over consecutive readings -Irregular rhythm develops -Significant changes from pre-op readings
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What are some immediate neurological complications to check for in the PACU?
-Emergence delirium -Delayed awakening
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Emergence delirium
-Common -Hypoxia, anaesthesia agents, bladder distension, immobility, sensory and cognitive impairments, inadequate pain control, poly pharmacy, dehydration, malnutrition
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Delayed awakening
-Often reversible -Caused by meds
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Is it common for patient sot have anxiety related to the procedure or the surgery itself?
Very common
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Frequent pain assessments
Looking at pain scale, observations, and vitals. Also look into the efficacy of pain modulates. In the first hour, check every 15'
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What are some temperature changes you might see in the PACU?
-Hypothermia -Heat loss from surgery -COld fluids in the OR -Anaesthia agents Can treat them with a bear hugger (yes, really )
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What are some common complications in the GI in the PACU?
-INcrease in intercrnail pressure can dehires sutures -N/V common RF: 50+, women, non-smoker, long surgery, allowing up the abdomen
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GU complications in the PACU ?
-Low urine output -Acute urinary retention
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What is the normal urine output in an adult?
-30mL/h
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How can you address and patients acute urinary retention?
-Stand them up -Private place, turn on the water -May have to use in/out Cath or foley -Nerve blockers can reduce need to pee
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What should we look for in the patient surgical wound and dressings?
Monitor drainage amount/colour, look for fever, increasing erythema around site, purulent drainage, feeling unwell, swelling around wound
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What is a common post-op complication that can be delayed and take place after some time?
-POst-op paretic ileum -decreased peristalsis -Persistent vomiting not helped by anti-emetics Help by having them walk, NPO to NG to decompress
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What is "general surgery"?
-Anything GI tract, not everything everywhere
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Esophagectomy
TI: esophageal cancer Approach: thoracotomy Length: 8-10hr Length of stay: 4-7 days, 1-2 in ICU
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What are the post-OP considerations for an esophagectomy ?
-Jackons pratt drian -Epidural or pain control -Chest tubes -Wound care -J-tube for feeding, strict NPO
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What is there a high risk of following an esophagectomy?
AFIB due to surgery's proximity to the heart
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Small bowel resection
TI: Bowel cancer, Crohn's, Scar tissue/adhesions causing small bowel obstruction, bowel perforation Approach: Laparoscopy, robotic or laparotomy Surgery length: 2-4h Stay: 1-2 days, open=3-5
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What are some Post-OP considerations for a small bowel resection?
-Jackson pratt drain -Epidural or pain control -Ileostomy -Wound care
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Would you resect a bowel if a patient has UC?
NO. Only for crohns
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what is the common name for a large bowel resection?
Colectomy
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Is there a change in bowel function when a patient has a hemocolectomy?
No.
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Large Bowel Resection
Indication: Bowel cancer, IBD (crohns, UC), diverticulitis, bowel perforation Approach: laparoscopy, robotic or laparotomy Surgical length: 2-4h Length of stay: Minimally invasive-1-2 days, open=3-5 days
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What are some common post-op considerations for the large bowel resection?
-Jackson pratt drain -Epidural or pain control -Ileostomy or colostomy -Wound care -Changes to output or BM
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Appendectomy
Indications: Appendicitis, rarely cancer Approach: laparoscopically Length: 1-2h Length of stay: Usually can go home post-OP, 1-2 days
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What are some key Post-OP considerations following an appendectomy?
-Pain from laproscopy air -Infection as connected to large bowel and tissue can become inflamed treated with a drain
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Cholecystectomy
"Gallbladder" Indication: Gall stones Surgical Length: 1-2h Length of stay: Go home post-OP, 1-2 days
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What are some cholecystectomy considerations following the procedure?
-Pain from Lap air -Retained gall stones leading to pancreatisits
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Pancreaticoduodenectomy (Whipple)
Indication: Pancreatic or bile duct cancer Approach: always laparoscopic Surgical length: 6-8h Length of stay: 4-7days
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What are some common post-OP considerations when a patient has a whipple?
HIGH risk of complications -Pain modalities -Wound care -Drains -Nutrionional support
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What are some of the best ways you can minimize complications following a surgery?
-Pain control -Ambulation -Nutrition You can minimize this by getting the patient up for every meal

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